It will be probably be the most interesting of the 3 volumes as the next 2 will cover more of the Beatles music that is known and loved by the world. In Tune In, a lot of the story is about them and their coming of age and growing up. While the music is important, at that stage it's all covers of the songs of the time, and obscure stuff too, a lot of which I have never heard before. The next 2 will be all them as the Beatles.

Does that make sense? Have learned some new stuff too. I wasn't sure if I knew that Nell was the father of Pete Best's baby brother with Mona? Lol, I may have read it years back but didn't recall it. My wife thought that was gross when I explained the age difference and the situation.

Loving the Cavern times - the fans were great. It must've been unreal seeing and hearing the boys in those conditions, lol

Although I've got the book, I haven't taken the plunge yet. I think I'll start it in the new year.Completely agree with the idea that it's this volume which will be the most interesting. To me, The Beatles have always been a 50s 'and' 60s group, and it's that era (including the 50s) that saw the peak of popular music.The best bit of the Anthology series were the first volume and the demos/acoustic numbers on Volume 3. I didn't find the stuff from the Rubber Soul to Sgt. Pepper's era (Volume 2) nearly as interesting.

Have learned some new stuff too. I wasn't sure if I knew that Nell was the father of Pete Best's baby brother with Mona? Lol, I may have read it years back but didn't recall it. My wife thought that was gross when I explained the age difference and the situation.

Yes, you're right Stevie, that was already mentioned in chapter 4 of the 2009 book Fact and Fiction 1960-1962, which is called : "The sacking of Pete Best". There is a complete explanation of the situation pages 265-266. And the paragraph concludes page 266 that :"What Bob Smeaton does not specify is that, if Neil Aspinall showed so much consideration for his old friend [Pete], it was because there was a second good reason to do so, this time for family reasons : Neil was the father of Roag, Pete Best's stepbrother, born on 21 july 1962".

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It will be probably be the most interesting of the 3 volumes as the next 2 will cover more of the Beatles music that is known and loved by the world. In Tune In, a lot of the story is about them and their coming of age and growing up. While the music is important, at that stage it's all covers of the songs of the time, and obscure stuff too, a lot of which I have never heard before. The next 2 will be all them as the Beatles.

Does that make sense? Have learned some new stuff too. I wasn't sure if I knew that Nell was the father of Pete Best's baby brother with Mona? Lol, I may have read it years back but didn't recall it. My wife thought that was gross when I explained the age difference and the situation.

Loving the Cavern times - the fans were great. It must've been unreal seeing and hearing the boys in those conditions, lol

Im hooked on this, Im not as far in as you , up to where manager Nigel sacks Eric (did I get that right ?) as he is told its his job